House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-72
FAST VETS Act
Became law on Jan 20, 2026. This law sets when Veterans Affairs must redo a disabled veteran's job-training plan under its Veteran Readiness and Employment program. It must do so when a changed employment handicap makes the veteran's long-range goals unfeasible and a different plan would better reach them.
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Dexter D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2025
- Committee actionJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2025 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 12, 2026
- Became lawJan 20, 2026
Latest action: Jan 20, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-72.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4446.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4446, Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act” on August 14, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61654
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4446, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4446
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-266 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 10, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/266
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4446, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4446
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEXTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 122, July 16, 2025, Page H3368):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4446, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4446
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dexter.
- H.R. 5941 (119th) Restoring Access for Detainees Act
- H.R. 9270 (119th) Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026
- H.R. 4976 (119th) Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
- H.R. 10255 (119th) Penalties for Polluters Act
- H.R. 10256 (119th) Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act
- H.R. 4493 (119th) Climate Health Emergency Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.